The new interdisciplinary field of Christianity and economics deals with the important and difficult questions that cluster at the boundary of these disciplines, drawing on contemporary theory and empirical findings in both fields, with roots in older discourses. This volume surveys the field...

With 80% of the world's population profesing religious faith, religious belief is a common human characteristic. The sacred texts of each of the world's major religions exhort believers to live a righteous life, including responding to poverty and assisting those with less. This handbook...

Introduction -- Foundation -- Empire -- Second foundation -- Tricontinental -- Renewal And dispersal -- Beyond Marxism? -- Unexplored territories -- Hidden abode -- Marxism in an age of catastrophe -- Afterword.